AI agents in 2025: Why agentic commerce isn't ready for Black Friday yet
Will Black Friday 2025 be the breakout moment for agentic commerce? This week on Mixture of Experts, we're departing from our usual format for a Thanksgiving special focused entirely on AI agents. Host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Lauren McHugh Olende and Volkmar Uhlig to debate whether 2025 is truly the "year of agents." Our experts break down why consumer-facing agentic commerce still faces major hurdles. We also explore the massive gap between building agent prototypes and deploying them at scale and discuss why the developer ecosystem needs a "Shopify moment." Then, could language-to-agent interfaces bypass traditional development entirely? From coding agents like Claude Code to cost optimization challenges, this episode covers what needs to happen for agents to move from POC to production. And finally, who's positioned to dominate the space? Plus: Anthropic dropped Claude 4.5 Opus this week. We sit down with Mihai Criveti to discuss initial impressions of the new model. Does this put Anthropic back at the top of the AI game? 00:00 – Introduction 01:12 – Claude 4.5 Opus is here 09:32 – Will Black Friday be big for agentic commerce? 16:11– Agent experience for consumers vs. Enterprise 17:31 – Is 2025 the year of the Agent? 23:02 — AI agents in the developer ecosystem 31:16 — Who will win the agent race? The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity. Subscribe for AI updates → https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120 Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Learn more about AI Agents → https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/ai-agents
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Google’s Gemini 3: AI agents, reasoning and search mode
Does Gemini 3 live up to the hype? This week on Mixture of Experts, we analyze the release of Google’s Gemini 3 model. Next, OpenAI released a new benchmark about the impact of AI on the economy, GDPval. We debate AI automation and the job market. Then, we always talk AI agents, today we discuss some great innovations coming out of IBM Research and more. Finally, Anthropic disrupted an AI-led cyberattack, what does this mean for AI agents and malicious actions? Join host Tim Hwang and our AI experts Marina Danilevsky, Merve Unuvar and Gabe Goodhart on this week’s Mixture of Experts to learn more. 00:00 – Introduction 01:09 – Microsoft’s AI infrastructure deal, IBM and UFC AI platform and ChatGPT for Teachers 02:00 – Gemini 3 12:50 – AI agent innovation 24:00 – OpenAI GPDval 37:17 – Anthropic cyberattack The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity. Subscribe for AI updates → https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120 Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Discover CUGA → https://research.ibm.com/blog/cuga-agent-framework Boost your agent toolkit → https://research.ibm.com/blog/altk-agent-toolkit Listen to cybersecurity expert takes on Anthropic's cyberattacks → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligence/anthropic-stops-ai-spies-owasp-top-10-rise-small-time-ransomware
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GPT-5.1 and Kimi K2: What ‘Thinking AI’ really means
Which model is better, GPT-5.1 or Kimi K2 Thinking? This week on Mixture of Experts, we have two new AI model releases: OpenAI’s GPT-5.1 and Moonshot AI’s new open-source reasoning model, Kimi K2 Thinking. We discuss user experience and personalization with AI tools and how open-source AI is changing the AI race. Finally, is Microsoft launching full “agentic users” for enterprise? Our experts discuss AI in enterprise—the risks and considerations for both technology and humans. Join host Tim Hwang and panelists Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Aaron Baughman and Mihai Criveti on this week’s Mixture of Experts, to learn more. 00:00 – Introduction 1:12 – Anthropic’s data center investment, Tesla’s AI chips, Baidu’s new chips and AI cat robots 1:59 – GPT-5.1 12:00 – Kimi K2 Thinking 21:35 – Microsoft agent users The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity. Subscribe for AI updates → https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120 Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts
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1X NEO humanoid robot enters the home
Would you trust a humanoid robot to unload your dishwasher? This week on Mixture of Experts, we revisit 1X NEO, a new humanoid robot, as it finally enters the home, seeking to automate tasks. How far are we from this reality? Next, Japan’s copyright dispute with Sora 2, we discuss how AI training, synthetic data and IP are all impacting AI models. Finally, are there too many AI alliances? Our experts analyze the OpenAI and AWS partnership and what it means for AI infrastructure and multi-cloud strategies. Join host Tim Hwang and panelists Ambhi Ganesan, Ash Minhas and Sandi Besen on this week’s Mixture of Experts. 00:00 – Intro 01:10 – Perplexity integrates with Snapchat, Coinbase AI agents, Instacart AI assistants and Google AI chips go to space 02:16 – 1X NEO humanoid robot 15:23 – Sora 2 copyright 26:49 – OpenAI and AWS partnership The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity. Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Subscribe for AI updates → https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120
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Anthropic’s TPU move and NVIDIA’s Starcloud
It’s spooky week in AI! This week on our Halloween -edition of Mixture of Experts, we chat about Anthropic’s new billion-dollar TPU deal with Google Cloud. Plus, NVIDIA announces bringing data centers to outer space. Two different approaches to the future of AI compute that our experts discuss. Then, OpenAI released how they’re strengthening ChatGPT’s responses to sensitive conversations. We talk AI governance and AI safety. Finally, we discuss the new paper, Underwriting Superintelligence; would you insure your AGI? Join host Tim Hwang and panelists Chris Hay, Gabe GoodHart and Kate Soule on this week’s Mixture of Experts. 00:00 – Intro 01:05 – OpenAI goes for profit, NVIDIA’s worth USD 5 Trn, and Amazon smart glasses 02:16 – Anthropic TPU announcement 12:49 – Underwriting Superintelligence 27:54 – ChatGPT sensitive conversations 42:14 – NVIDIA Starcloud The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity. Subscribe for AI updates → https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120 Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts #Anthropic #AIchip #NVIDIA #AIinfrastructure #AGI
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